Description
Set in Depression-era Texas, this energetic novel follows Betsy Throckmorton, a brilliant, determined young woman who inherits her father’s small-town newspaper just as tragedy shatters her seemingly perfect life. When her reporting uncovers a ruthless scheme involving staged bank robberies, bounty money, and corrupt law enforcement, Betsy risks everything to pursue the truth. Along the way, the story captures the rough humor and hard times of the era, from the daily chaos of a newspaper office to Texas’s all-consuming passion for football. Fast-paced, irreverent, and colorful, it blends journalism, crime, romance, and social satire in a distinctly Texas portrait of courage and ambition.
Available Editions
hardcover
Random House Value Publishing
Published Aug 11, 1991
ISBN: 9780517075005
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Details
First Published
1988
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Fast Copy by Dan Jenkins.